Battle with Malayan Bandits
SINGAPORE, Dec. 15. The British police officer in charge of the Tampin police district in Engrisemblan, B. F. S. Cooper, was killed in a battle with bandits near Batang, Malacca, 45 miles south of Seremban to-day. At least eight bandits were killed in the engagement and three Malay policemen were wounded. Cooper was killed leading an attack by 15 Malay policemen. The police recovered the bodies of five terrorists and saw the bandits carrying three others away.
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Grey River Argus, 17 December 1948, Page 5
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